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| San Francisco 49ers' Culliver arrested on hit-and-run, weapons charges Friday, Mar 28, 2014 09:16 PM PDT | Top |
| Houston-area man arrested in undercover FBI terrorism sting Friday, Mar 28, 2014 05:21 PM PDT A Houston-area man suspected of leading an anti-government group appeared in federal court on Friday to face charges of trying to rob an armored car with explosives and plotting to blow up U.S. government buildings. Robert James Talbot Jr., 38, of Katy, Texas, was arrested by U.S. agents Thursday after an eight-month federal probe as he was about to rob an armored car with inert explosives provided to him by informants who had entered his group, according to a criminal complaint filed in a U.S. federal court in Houston. Full Story | Top |
| Why is public support for the death penalty declining? Friday, Mar 28, 2014 05:12 PM PDT Public support for the death penalty is dropping in the United States, although more than half of adults still say they favor it as a punishment for murder. Fifty-five percent of US adults support the death penalty, according to a Pew Research Center analysis released Friday – down from a peak of 78 percent in 1996. The trend coincides with a drop in violent crime in most major cities – something that also peaked in the early-to-mid-1990s, notes Drew DeSilver for the Pew Research "Fact Tank" blog. Full Story | Top |
| Texas screens jurors for trial of man charged with killing prosecutors Friday, Mar 28, 2014 03:48 PM PDT By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - A Texas court on Friday began screening thousands of potential jurors to serve in the October trial of a case that dominated headlines last year, when a man was accused of shooting dead three people, including two prosecutors. Nearly 3,000 people have been summoned to come to the Rockwall County court for the jury panel in the trial of Eric Williams, a former Kaufman County justice of the peace and attorney accused of murdering District Attorney Mike McLelland, his wife, Cynthia, and Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse, according to Rockwall County officials. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Eric Williams, 46. McLelland and Hasse had prosecuted Eric Williams for the theft of office computer monitors, which cost him his job and law license. Full Story | Top |
| 2 Britons arrested in oil theft in Nigeria Friday, Mar 28, 2014 03:22 PM PDT LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The British High Commission says two British men have been arrested in Nigeria this week in connection with an alleged attempt to steal oil. Full Story | Top |
| FBI most wanted fugitive arrested in murder of NY mother, toddler Friday, Mar 28, 2014 02:57 PM PDT | Top |
| NJ mom who lived with sons in storage is sentenced Friday, Mar 28, 2014 02:50 PM PDT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The mother of two children who were living periodically in a 5-by-10-foot unit at a New Jersey storage facility has been sentenced to probation. Full Story | Top |
| Support for the Death Penalty Is Strongest Among Religious White People Friday, Mar 28, 2014 02:31 PM PDT | Top |
| FBI's 'most wanted' fugitive returned to New York Friday, Mar 28, 2014 12:32 PM PDT MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The FBI says one of its "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" is back in the United States to face murder charges in the killing of his 19-year-old girlfriend and her toddler son. Full Story | Top |
| Ohio woman arrested in husband's poisoning death Friday, Mar 28, 2014 12:21 PM PDT CINCINNATI (AP) — A northeastern Ohio woman whose husband died after authorities say he unwittingly ingested a drink spiked with antifreeze was arrested Friday on a murder charge. Full Story | Top |
| Defendant in Chinatown crime probe in court Friday, Mar 28, 2014 11:37 AM PDT | Top |
| Convict fatally beaten after Greek guard death Friday, Mar 28, 2014 11:20 AM PDT THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An Albanian convict accused of fatally stabbing a prison guard after being refused a furlough to visit his critically ill mother has died in detention after being severely beaten and possibly tortured, Greek authorities said Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Nicaragua nabs top FBI fugitive Friday, Mar 28, 2014 10:06 AM PDT | Top |
| FBI Nabs Fugitive on Top 10 Most Wanted List Friday, Mar 28, 2014 09:10 AM PDT | Top |
| Man arrested over fire that killed his family Friday, Mar 28, 2014 08:32 AM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in Poland said Friday they have arrested a man on suspicion he set a fire at his house that killed his wife and four of the couple's five children. They suspect he wanted the insurance money. Full Story | Top |
| California state senator arrested in FBI sweep Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 11:10 PM PDT (This March 26 story was corrected to fix typo in Yee's name in last paragraph) By Dan Levine and Sharon Bernstein SAN FRANCISCO/SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - A prominent California lawmaker was arrested on Wednesday in an FBI sweep that netted 26 people, a high-profile case that could affect statewide elections and brings to three the number of Democratic state senators who face criminal charges this year. Senator Leland Yee, a former San Francisco supervisor and one-time mayoral candidate, was criminally charged in federal court in San Francisco with two felony counts of conspiring to import and traffic in firearms, and six corruption counts. A criminal complaint posted online by the U.S. Attorney office for the Northern District of California alleges that Yee did favors for an undercover FBI agent in exchange for campaign contributions. The complaint alleges that Yee also offered to facilitate a meeting between the undercover agent and an arms dealer, and discussed the types of weapons that the undercover agent might need. Full Story | Top |
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